Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Analysis

Las Vegas Natural History Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Las Vegas Natural History Museum reported income of $955k and spending of $1.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $961k to $955k (-0.7%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Las Vegas Natural History Museum sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Library Study Hall ($954k), Goshen Historic Track Inc ($955k) and Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Inc ($954k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $376k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 24 employees.